Vogošća

Vogošća (Bогошћа) is a town and municipality in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality is located about 6 kilometers north of Sarajevo and is its secondary suburb, after Ilidža. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,568 inhabitants, with 26,343 inhabitants in the municipality.

Vogošća

Вогошћа
Town and municipality
Općina Vogošća
Vogošća Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Vogošća within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vogošća
Location of Vogošća
Coordinates: 43°54′N 18°21′E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
CantonSarajevo Canton
Government
 • Municipal mayorEdin Smajić (SDA)
Area
 • Municipality71.69 km2 (27.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Municipality26,343
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,568
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+387 33
Websitehttp://www.vogosca.ba
Vogošća is marked with number 9 on this map of the Sarajevo Canton.

Demographics

1971

According to 1971 population census there were 14,402 residents.

1991

According to 1991 population census there were 24,647 residents.

  • 12,499 Bosniaks (50.71%)
  • 8,813 Serbs (35.75%)
  • 1,071 Croats (4.34%)
  • 1,730 Yugoslavs (7.01%)
  • 534 Others (2.19%)

2013

Population and ethnicity by settlement

Settlement Total Ethnicity
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
Others
%
Blagovac 1,956 1,84294.2 150.8 643.3 351.8
Budišići 0 00 00 00 00
Donja Vogošća 406 33382 10.2 194.7 5313.1
Garež 22 22100 00 00 00
Gora 281 26594.3 62.1 93.2 10.4
Grahovište 93 7479.6 11.1 33.2 1516.1
Hotonj 4,580 4,37295.5 190.4 370.8 1523.3
Kamenica 98 6465.3 2626.5 11 77.1
Kobilja Glava 3,092 2,97396.2 60.2 30.1 1103.6
Kremeš 114 8978.1 10.9 2118.4 32.6
Krivoglavci 613 57894.3 30.5 61 264.2
Ljubina-Poturovići 426 38289.7 92.1 276.3 81.9
Nebočaj 424 34280.7 40.9 153.5 6314.9
Perca 0 00 00 00 00
Semizovac 790 68887.1 212.7 192.4 627.8
Svrake 1,204 1,15996.3 00 20.2 433.6
Tihovići 337 32997.6 00 00 82.4
Uglješići 322 32099.4 00 00 20.6
Ugorsko 1,017 99097.3 60.6 00 212.1
Vogošća 10,568 9,52990.2 2031.9 3163 5204.9
Vrapče 0 00 00 00 00
Municipality total 26,343 24,35192.4 3211.2 5422.1 1,1294.3

History

Vogošća greatly prospered during the 1980s, as part of Sarajevo’s great boom in the latter half of the 20th century. It grew to prominence in large part due to its automobile manufacturing industry, having deals with German and Swedish companies, including Volkswagen Group. By the late 1980s, it was the second most industrious and productive municipality in former Yugoslavia.

Vogošća was heavily damaged during the exodus of the Serbs who controlled that territory during the war. The Dayton Agreement provided Vogošća to be a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today, Vogošća is rebuilding and its industries are on the rebound thanks to aid and funds.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vogošća is twinned with:

References
  1. "Općina Vogošća se bratimila sa općinom Čekmekoj iz Istanbula". vogosca.ba (in Bosnian). Vogošća. 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. "Kardeş Şehirler". izmit.bel.tr (in Turkish). İzmit. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  • Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of SR Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.

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